September 17, 2004

News for Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends

Volume 34, No. 3

Headlines

Community Care Day set for Oct. 16 Author, essayist Richard Rodriguez to speak Oct. 7 for lecture series Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel will give talk April 7 Crouch, Pearson named Univ. Professors Old Dominion unveils new, streamlined home page New portal, myODU, registers 10,000 users Five former students win medals at Olympic Games Enrollment tops 21,000 Study abroad jumps 77% in past year “Creative Migrations”: Literary Festival opens Oct. 4 More news		Photos: Chuck Thomas. Convocation capers Administrators, faculty and students learned the meaning of audience participation during Freshman Convocation on Aug. 29. Above, deans Chandra de Silva, Nancy Bagranoff and William Graves try their hand at juggling, while the students at left had fun during a game of Simon Says. Motivational speaker Curtis Zimmerman led the activities at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Friends of the Library plans 10th anniversary Friends of the Old Dominion University Library is celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall with a campaign for life members, a reception for current and prospective life members, a yearlong lecture series and exhibits highlighting the history of the group. Full story

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